Alana is a senior HR Executive with 29 years of Human Resource experience and a passion for Human Resources and Learning.

She holds a Master of Arts (MA) in Human Resource Management from the University of West London and a BSc in Sociology and Management from the University of the West Indies. She has also been a certified Member of the British Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development, CIPD for the last 20 years.

Alana serves as an HR Director-Global Manufacturing for the Vancouver-based Methanex Corporation with global HR oversight for six countries – Trinidad, USA, Canada, Chile, Egypt & New Zealand, on a part-time & flexible basis.

Alana also founded Harmony HR Consultancy Ltd in 2021 to provide HR support services to small and medium businesses in Trinidad.

Alana’s job history includes executive Human Resource positions at Angostura Holdings Limited & Nestle Trinidad Ltd. She also held early career positions as an HR Business Partner in the United Kingdom and at the Royal Bank of Trinidad & Tobago.

Alana was a Member of the Board of Directors of Angostura Holdings Ltd from 2019- 2023 and served as the Chairman of the HR Committee. She enjoys speaking engagements and has presented to multiple conference audiences for the Human Resources Management Association of Trinidad & Tobago (HRMATT), AMCHAM, TT Chamber, and The Employers Consultative Association (ECA) on various human resources topics.

She is also a member of the Adjunct Faculty of the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business, currently lecturing in the Masters of Human Resource programme.

Alana was most recently awarded the Maxine Barnett Award for HR Excellence from the Human Resource Management Association of Trinidad and Tobago (HRMATT) in Nov 2022 at their Inaugural Legacy Awards.

Alana has also been a volunteer at the Shelter for Battered Women in Port -of Spain for many years and served on its Board until 2021.